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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Edith and the Kingpin by Jack Vettriano

"Edith," they told me, "make sure you rest when you're at that beach resort, and get your health back."

"Uh huh..."

Edith and the Kingpin by Jack Vettriano

I never go swimming within an hour of having a meal, so when the luncheon salon closed, I went over to sit on the window seat in the lounge, to watch the activities outdoors. I hadn't been there more than a minute when he sat down next to me.

He was really quite familiar, especially since we hadn't been introduced! But he knew the names of absolutely everyone staying at the resort, and he told the funniest little stories about each of them...

His conduct was far from gentlemanly; he kept his hat on (Father would have been appalled) and he was wearing those funny two-toned shoes that only really fast men wear. I admit that I felt a little bit uncomfortable with his manners!

After a few minutes, a couple of other men came into the lounge, and just stood near the door with their hands behind their backs - almost like policemen! They were wearing hats, too, and those outlandish shoes.

When the man sitting beside me saw them, he got up to leave. But just before he walked away, he turned around, looked back at me, and... not exactly smiled, but looked decidedly pleased.

After the 3 men had left the lounge, I decided that I might as well leave too; if that was the way that men behaved there, then I should not stay in that room all by myself!

But as I walked toward the lift, I realized that I was already planning in my head what I wanted to wear to lunch tomorrow...

18 comments:

For this situation and for sitting next to window looking on the beach, you definitely need one romantic dress at list A line or with fool skirt cut. And with romantic scarf over shoulders.best regards Maja

Janice, thank you so much for using this painting. Love the warm, rich colors together and your suggestions will most definitely have an impact on my fall / winter capsule. Funny that you chose this "background story". I am a huge fan of old movies and a scene from a Lauren Bacall movie was the first thing that also came into my mind when seeing the painting for the first time.

Your work here has inspired me so much and now even my mum visits your site regularly! Thank you from both of us!

Now I am really laughing as Gail adds another twist to the story. I am waiting for chapter 2 "that evening...". What will she wear/ What will he do/who are his "friends'?Thank you for sharing this whole other side to you, deep depths.Deb from Vancouver